192: It's Thornmail, I bought Thornmail!

As Xia Zhaoyue removed her final piece of Legendary equipment with a look of humiliation...

...leaving her with only basic white-grade gear.

The atmosphere between the three of them instantly drifted toward a rosy hue.

Because Jiang Ruolai had found a way to exploit a bug to complete the main quest, she was growing stronger rapidly.

Consequently, she was in a fairly good mood.

This meant that when she went to the Desolate God Realm in the future, she wouldn't be left behind because her strength was too low.

She wouldn't have to make things difficult for Shen Pan or end up falling behind!

She watched as the Great Xia Sword Immortal looked like she was about to turn completely red.

She let out a light chuckle, not forcing the other woman to raise her hands in surrender.

After tonight, they would all be good teammates.

Moreover, the other's Main Body was still there.

She wouldn't bully her too much.

However, as the primary partner and Senior, she was willing to give Xia Zhaoyue a chance.

She would let her also experience the feeling of soloing the Devil King.

After all, if a combat power as strong as the Great Xia Sword Immortal could join them...

...everyone's safety would be better guaranteed.

This wasn't because she had awakened some bad fetish.

Rather, Jiang Ruolai felt that since multiple teammates were already ganging up on the Devil King anyway...

...and she had already compromised her bottom line this much...

...it didn't seem to matter if a new teammate or two joined now.

As long as it wasn't too excessive, like seven or eight of them arriving at once.

She could agree to it!

Jiang Ruolai pretentiously pulled out her phone.

"Oh! It's already this late. If no one is holding Qingshu...

...she might wake up early and realize something is wrong."

"Shen Pan, and strange Senior Sister Xia, I'm going up first!

Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret~"

Jiang Ruolai winked at Shen Pan and then scurried back to her room.

She even forgot to pick up the equipment she had dropped on the floor.

"..."

Feeling her junior classmate's gaze, Xia Zhaoyue's heart began to race—thump, thump!

Since there were no other Xia Zhaoyues to make noise or complain, she actually felt nervous.

Xia Zhaoyue's first kill...

...it seemed it was going to be surrendered right here.

Anyway... she was the first of the eight Xia Zhaoyues to come into contact with Junior Classmate Shen Pan.

Now, she was also to be the first to give herself up and be eaten.

The Main Body and the other sisters would forgive her, right?

Junior Classmate Shen Pan had already started using taboo grade abilities.

Wasn't it only natural that a weak, helpless, and pitiful Clone like her couldn't defeat him?

Although they couldn't sense or experience it through her, they were getting a green hat!

Especially that troublemaker Seventh Sister!

She couldn't wait to see the scene of the other being hoist by her own petard, breaking down and howling!

Shen Pan looked at Senior Sister Xia, who had her head bowed low.

With a thought, he activated a stealth state.

Finally, as a symbolic gesture, he added a spatial anchor outside the villa.

"Senior Sister Xia, I heard that you rarely attended classes back then, relying entirely on clearing dungeons to earn academic credits.

In that case, Senior Sister, you must have fallen behind quite a bit in your academic curriculum."

"Since we have time now, why don't..."

"...I teach you how to study properly?"

Saying this, Shen Pan smiled suggestively.

"After all, I have been entrusted by some people with the hope of backstabbing the Great Xia Sword Immortal!"

Xia Zhaoyue rolled her eyes.

What do you mean by backstabbing the Great Xia Sword Immortal!

She would rather he actually stabbed her in the back with a knife!

Did he really think she couldn't tell that Shen Pan's damage was higher when attacking enemies from behind?

So... "Remember to be a bit ruthless. When the Main Body pulls me back in the morning, let them feel it to death!"

Xia Zhaoyue smiled sinisterly.

Blessings she would enjoy, but pain they would share!

...The next day.

Antarctica.

"The time should be about right..."

"Pull 'Joy' back."

"I hope that after experiencing this setback, 'Joy' can become a bit more steady."

Last night must have been very difficult for her, right?

Perhaps due to excessive shame and embarrassment...

...she might even turn into an introverted, obedient little sister!

At the very least, it should make her behave herself.

A faint smile appeared on Xia Zhaoyue's exquisitely ethereal face.

Since the seven emotions clones all inherited her memories...

...Xia Zhaoyue knew very well that the seven of them would listen to her on the surface...

...but they all had their own hidden agendas.

However, as the Main Body, she could directly see the hidden thoughts in the seven's hearts.

She could even see the private chat logs between them.

It was just that most of the time, she wouldn't do so.

She chose to give her seven sisters a bit of privacy, rather than making everything completely shared and transparent!

This time, it was 'Joy' who brought it on herself, failing in her quest for fun and crashing.

She couldn't blame anyone else.

Just as 'Anger' had said, she could clearly perceive that last night, 'Joy'...

...didn't actually intend to duo with Junior Classmate Shen Pan.

She was just talking big, wanting to see Junior Classmate Shen Pan's reaction.

Because this could test some things out, she had acquiesced to the other's actions.

She just hadn't expected that Little Seven would, without anyone knowing...

...have left a hidden hand inside that Winged Human's body during the meal earlier.

She had even buried this matter deep in her heart to prevent her sisters from discovering it.

"Hmm?"

Xia Zhaoyue was stunned.

The instant she pulled 'Joy' back into the Xia Zhaoyue network...

...she saw through the eyes of Little Seven and Little Four that 'Joy' was limping toward them?

In an instant, a warning suddenly flashed in Xia Zhaoyue's mind.

Not good!

It's a trap!

The next moment, in the group chat in her mind, someone's arrogant laughter rang out—

[Joy: Jie jie jie! I, Xia Zhaoyue, have returned!]

[Joy: Take this! This is my twenty milliliters of white spray!!!]

"Ugh!"

All the Xia Zhaoyues felt a certain tearing pain.

Especially the weakness in their legs and the soreness and tingling sensations coming from all over their bodies.

Everything pointed to one fact.

'Joy', that troublemaker, had actually intentionally suppressed the body's self-healing and recovery abilities!

"This is... the red envelope has been sent out?"

Xia Zhaoyue's heart was filled with astonishment as she felt this strange pain she had never experienced before.

Last night, during the time 'Joy' was temporarily removed from the group chat...

...she had actually, actually... violated the rules she had set and crossed that red line with Shen Pan!!!

Her Clone and Junior Classmate Shen Pan had entered that kind of relationship.

How was she supposed to slowly approach him as a pen pal and a confidante Senior Sister now!!!

Of course, what made her angriest was—

"Where is the process?!

You actually deleted your memories of last night!"